# Hamid Reza Shekarsari

Hamid Reza Shekarsari (Persian: حمیدرضا شکارسری, born on 1966 in Tehran) is an Iranian poet, researcher, author and literary critic. He has published more than 20 volumes of poetry and literary research.

## Life and careers

Hamid Reza Shokarsari was born on 17 June 1966 in Tehran, Iran. He spent the first few years of his life in the north of Iran because his parents were from Rasht and Anzali. Until he completed his primary education and then entered Shahid Beheshti University to study geology. After completing his education, he was hired by the Ministry of Roads and Transport of Iran and worked there. He has been writing poetry since he was 16 years old, and for the first time in 1983, a sonnet from him was published in a magazine. Then, since 1986, he entered the field of poetry seriously. He began to criticize poetry since 1992. As a result, he entered the publishing world with his first book of poetry collection in 1996, entitled "Baz JomeEyi Gozasht (title means Another Friday Passes)". In addition, he has also been responsible for the literary center of the Young Cultural Center of Tehran.

## Awards

Hamid Reza Shekarsari has received numerous literary awards so far, some of which are listed below:
* His book "Hamaseye Kalamat (title means Epic of Words), Review of the 20 Years of Holy Defense Poetry" has been selected as Book of Year in Holy Defense Year Book Award in 2002 and has also received the title of the Book of the Year in Poetry section of Holy Defense Year Book Award in 2004.
* His book "Cheraghanie bi Dalil (title means Unreasobale lighitning)" was recognized as the Book of the Year at Holy Defense Year Book Award in 2006 and was honored in Poetry section of Iran's Book of the Year Awards in same year. Also, it was final candidate of Golden Pen Book Festival of Iran in 2005.
* His poem collection "Aseman Zire Abrha (title means The sky under the clouds)" was selected book of third Razavi Book Festival in Modern Poetry section in 2010.
* His book "Asre Payane Mojezat (title means The era of no miracles)" was the final nominee of Iran's Book of the Year Awards in 2009.
* His book "Chizi Ghotb Nama ha ra Divaneh Mikonad (title means Something drives the compasses crazy)" was the Book of the Year of Holy Defense Year Book Award in Poetry section in 2010.
* His book "Asheghane hayee Baraye Doshman (title means The Romances for Enemy)" has become the Book of the Year of Holy Defense Year Book Award in Poetry section in 2014.
* His book "Talangore Baran (title means Flick of the Rain)" has won the Golden Pen Award of Iran in 2016.
* His book "Zist dar Mane JamEe (title means Living in collective character)" (Compilation with Mohammad Reza Roozbeh) was introduced as one of the five books of the year in fourth Holly Defense Book Festival of Lorestan Province in 2011.
* The selected poet of the Fajr Poetry Festival in the poetry section in 2008.
* Article presentation and poetry reading at Istanbul International Poetry Festival in 2009 and Universal Poetry Festival in China in 2012.
* The selected Artistic Expert by Jame Jam TV in 2010.
* As a representative of Iran, participated in Sarajevo Poetry Festival at Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2017.
* The selected poet and winner of the First Qods Literature Award.
* In January 2016, he was honored with the title of "Song of Liberation" by Iranian Poets and Literary Association.
* Judging dozens of national and provincial poetry festivals and congresses in Iran.

## Translated books

In 2018, an excerpt from Hamid Reza Shekarsari's poems was translated into Istanbul Turkish by Shirin Rad in a book entitled "From the Heart of Tehran to the Heart of Istanbul" for publication in Turkey.
Also, the book "Asre Payane Mojezat", is a bilingual Persian-English book with English title of "The Era of No Miracles" which translated by Jedan Sepehri and Hossein Ahmadi and published in 2008.